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Hater

On the Virtues of Utter Disagreeability

By: John Semley

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Hater

On the Virtues of Utter Disagreeability

By: John Semley

A timely manifesto urging us to think critically, form opinions, and then argue them with gusto. Hater begins from a simple premise: that it's good to hate things. Not people or groups or benign belief systems, but things. More to the point, it's good to hate the things everyone seems to like. Scan the click-baiting headlines of your favorite news or pop-culture website and you're likely to find that just about everything is, supposedly, "what we need right now." We are the victims of an unbridled, unearned optimism. And our world demands pessimism. It's vital to be contrarian--now, as they say, more than ever. Because ours is an age of calcified consensus. And we should all hate that. In this scathing and funny rebuke of the status quo, journalist John Semley illustrates that looking for and identifying nonsense isn't just a useful exercise for society, it's also a lot of fun. But Hater doesn't just skewer terrible TV shows and hit songs--at its core it shows us how to meaningfully talk about and engage with culture, and the world. Ultimately, Hater is what we actually need right now.

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0735236178

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On the Virtues of Utter Disagreeability

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Toronto in 100 Beers

By: Steve Himel,Adin L. Wener,Tony Halmos,John Semley

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Toronto in 100 Beers

By: Steve Himel,Adin L. Wener,Tony Halmos,John Semley

Discover Toronto’s wild, weird history and the 100 unique beers it inspired! Did you know that Babe Ruth hit his first home run in Toronto? Or that the city’s first taxi service was operated by a former slave from the American South? Or that, during the Second World War, anti-submarine technology was developed in a carriage house at Casa Loma? These are the sorts of stories Henderson Brewing Company has been celebrating with their monthly “Ides” series: unique brews that pay tribute to just-as-unique moments in Toronto’s history. Toronto in 100 Beers is more than a history of Henderson’s limited releases, it’s a history of the city itself—a city that has nurtured the lives and legends of artists, golfers, boxers, prog rockers, prestidigitators, hockey legends, and even a few ghosts. This book collects their stories and those of the beers dreamt up in their honour. Toronto is a wild, weird city whose rich history is worthy of celebration—so raise a glass to Toronto and to the Henderson Brewing Company.

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House of Anansi

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1487013108

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9781487013103

To be Free and French

Citizenship in France's Atlantic Empire

By: Lorelle Semley

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To be Free and French

Citizenship in France's Atlantic Empire

By: Lorelle Semley

An ambitious new vision of French citizenship from the perspective of Africans and Antilleans living in the colonies and mainland France. Lorelle Semley explores the ways in which these colonial subjects used French democratic ideals to demand rights and redefine the meanings of freedom and 'Frenchness'.

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Cambridge University Press

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110710114X

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9781107101142

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Ethics

By: Lorelle D. Semley

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The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Ethics

By: Lorelle D. Semley

A comprehensive and up-to-date exploration of ancient Greek ethical thought, investigating the figures, movements, and themes of this branch of philosophy.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107053919

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9781107053915

Mother Is Gold, Father Is Glass

Gender and Colonialism in a Yoruba Town

By: Lorelle D. Semley

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Mother Is Gold, Father Is Glass

Gender and Colonialism in a Yoruba Town

By: Lorelle D. Semley

Lorelle D. Semley explores the historical and political meanings of motherhood in West Africa and beyond, showing that the roles of women were far more complicated than previously thought. While in KÃ©tu, BÃ©nin, Semley discovered that women were treasurers, advisors, ritual specialists, and colonial agents in addition to their more familiar roles as queens, wives, and sisters. These women with special influence made it difficult for the French and others to enforce an ideal of subordinate women. As she traces how women gained prominence, Semley makes clear why powerful mother figures still exist in the symbols and rituals of everyday practices.

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Indiana University Press

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0253004888

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9780253004888

Research Methods in Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management

By: Paul Brunt,Susan Horner,Natalie Semley

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Research Methods in Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management

By: Paul Brunt,Susan Horner,Natalie Semley

In Research Methods in Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management, the authors use a step-by-step approach to guide students through the whole research process, from initial ideas, through to writing up and presenting the findings. Coverage of the Internet and the digital environment as a space to carry out research has been included, and the use of technology in analysis such as SPSS, NVivo and Qualtrics is covered alongside the more traditional ‘by-hand’ methods. Hints, tips, exercises as well as end-of-chapter case studies demonstrate real challenges and practical examples from a variety of settings to help students understand how to manage and present their own research. The book is complemented by examples of tourism destinations from Spain, Switzerland, Italy and India, and a selection of PowerPoint slides for lecturers. Suitable for undergraduate and foundation degree students undertaking a research project in Tourism, Hospitality or Events Management.

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SAGE

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1526422263

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9781526422262

This Is a Book About the Kids in the Hall

By: Semley, John

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This Is a Book About the Kids in the Hall

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The first book to explore their history, legacy, and influence This is a book about the Kids in the Hall „ the legendary Canadian sketch comedy troupe formed in Toronto in 1984 and best known for the innovative, hilarious, zeitgeist-capturing sketch show The Kids in the Hall „ told by the people who were there, namely the Kids themselves. John SemleyÍs thoroughly researched book is rich with interviews with Dave Foley, Mark McKinney, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, and Scott Thompson, as well as Lorne Michaels and comedians speaking to the KidsÍ legacy: Janeane Garofalo, Tim Heidecker, Nathan Fielder, and others. It also turns a criticÍs eye on that legacy, making a strong case for the massive influence the Kids have exerted, both on alternative comedy and on pop culture more broadly. The Kids in the Hall were like a band: a group of weirdoes brought together, united by a common sensibility. And, much like a band, theyÍre always better when theyÍre together. This is a book about friendship, collaboration, and comedy „ and about clashing egos, lost opportunities, and one-upmanship. This is a book about the head-crushing, cross-dressing, inimitable Kids in the Hall.

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ECW Press

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1770909206

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9781770909205

This Is a Book About the Kids in the Hall

By: Semley, John

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Toronto in 100 Beers

By: Steve Himel,Adin L. Wener,Tony Halmos,John Semley

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1487013108

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To Be Free and French

Citizenship in France's Atlantic Empire

By: Lorelle Semley

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Citizenship in France's Atlantic Empire

By: Lorelle Semley

The Haitian Revolution may have galvanized subjects of French empire in the Americas and Africa struggling to define freedom and 'Frenchness' for themselves, but Lorelle Semley reveals that this event was just one moment in a longer struggle of women and men of color for rights under the French colonial regime. Through political activism ranging from armed struggle to literary expression, these colonial subjects challenged and exploited promises in French Republican rhetoric that should have contradicted the continued use of slavery in the Americas and the introduction of exploitative labor in the colonization of Africa. They defined an alternative French citizenship, which recognized difference, particularly race, as part of a 'universal' French identity. Spanning Atlantic port cities in Haiti, Senegal, Martinique, Benin, and France, this book is a major contribution to scholarship on citizenship, race, empire, and gender, and it sheds new light on debates around human rights and immigration in contemporary France.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108293565

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Research Methods in Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management

By: Paul Brunt,Susan Horner,Natalie Semley

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Hater

Hater

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Toronto in 100 Beers

Toronto in 100 Beers

To be Free and French

To be Free and French

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Ethics

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Ethics

Mother Is Gold, Father Is Glass

Mother Is Gold, Father Is Glass

Research Methods in Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management

Research Methods in Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management

This Is a Book About the Kids in the Hall

This Is a Book About the Kids in the Hall

This Is a Book About the Kids in the Hall

This Is a Book About the Kids in the Hall

Toronto in 100 Beers

Toronto in 100 Beers

To Be Free and French

To Be Free and French

Research Methods in Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management

Research Methods in Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management

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